Can I get your feedback?

[scottaj74]

I'm in the midst of launching a new website aimed at creating listing for vacation rentals. There are already a lot of them out there in internet land and honestly, now that it's been built it's a little daunting thinking about the marketing aspect and trying to push the site out there.

I'm going after the Mountain Town communities (think Whistler, Mammoth, Vail, Banff, Canmore) - communities that are based in the mountains and offer mountain sports/communities. The name of the site is Mountain Town Vacation Rental: Mountain Town Vacation Rental. I would like to target the more adventurous traveller that would be into skiing, mountain biking, kayaking, climbing, etc....

I'm offering free basic listings (3 photos, a Google map, a description of the rental and listings of features and amenities). The listings can then be upgraded to offer more photos, videos, written reviews from travellers that have stayed at the said vacation rental. There is also the ability to be a featured listing for your given area. I'm a little lost with pricing on this. The big guns charged several hundred dollars for a basic listing. They have been around a long time and are very established with a very loyal following. I'm trying to figure out tactic or sales pitch that would compel owners to come over to check out my new listing site. I'm starting to doubt myself and wondering why they would want to even check it out. I was also thinking about offering free listings for the next 6 months just to get traffic and listings on the site. Would this be a dumb move or ????

I also created advertising space of the side of the listing for local business to advertise their products and services. The advertising can be set up so they can advertise to all website users or to target it to specific geographic locations. Again, I was thinking that I might open this up for free for the next 6 months so that businesses can start to use the service.

I've been to a few websites with only a few listings or products and I pretty much left the site feeling like it wasn't really maintained or wasn't doing so hot.

My advertising budget is meagre, so it will be hitting up forums and a few bucks spent on an Adwords campaign.

I'm trying to be positive with this and I was psyched when I started, but now I'm starting to wonder what I've gotten myself into and what I spent my $$$ on.

Any ideas of feedback on the site would be appreciated. I'm still working out a few bugs and the landing page still needs a little work.

I currently own 2 rental units and have been in tourism industry for over 15 years.

Thanks everyone!

 

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[huy]

Zuas mepfoph qehi muult siemmz qsugittoupem epf vji tiesdj ot hsiev. O'wi meapdjif e qsuvuvzqi ug nz vsewim tvesv aq cav egvis tiioph emm vjiti pix vsewim tvesvaqt quq aq epf sidiowoph tuni giifcedl, O'n jovvoph vji fsexoph cuesf eheop. Liiq op nopf vjev dunqivovoup niept vjev vjisi't nupiz vu ci nefi!

Hiv zuas qsufadv uav vjisi vu qiuqmi xju xomm edvaemmz ati ov epf tvesv hivvoph giifcedl

Huuf madl epf hsiev kuc.

 

[Btbuzz]

xjev esi vji lizxusft zua esi qavvoph op zuas dupvipv epf op zuas veht? O xuamf dipvsemobi vji lizxusft epf ati vji vuxp op vjin
Vsz gus mux dunqt gostv , zua'f jewi vu sitiesdj vjin , O'n katv ettanoph zua jewip'v fupi vjev ziv. O fofp'v tii e ecuav qehi , nezci o nottif ov
zuas vuq jiefis tjuamf ci muxisif e vef vu sief vji xusft, O katv tloqqif vjsa ov , effoph tuni hsiev dupvipv xovj e tqsoplmi ug lizxusft xuamf jimq.

 

[PatrickP]

Zua etlif xjev zua tqipv zuas nupiz gus???

Ximm O xomm vimm zua.

Zua tqipv zuas nupiz up e tovi, xjodj og ov xet op e dehi nevdj eheoptv Wocsu xuamf qamm e sies pelif djuli op vji gostv suapf epf XOP!!!!!!!!!

Wcsu xuamf tvomm ci fuxp epf puv hiv aq!

Ul, puv tasi xjz O qutvif ov moli vjev mum

Cav vji quopv ot vu ni zuas tohjv ot e vjuatepf vonit civvis vjep WCSU, pux vjev ot OG vji motvopht xjip zua hiv vjin xomm muul et huuf et vji sitv ug vji xictovi.

Tisouatmz O siemmz moli xjev zua jewi. Xjip zua hiv ov fupi O xuamf ci JEQQZ vu qutv ov up GC epf vimm nz gsoipft epf simevowit xju lpux dep'v tvepf wcsu cav tvomm ati ov.

 

[scottaj74]

Vjeplt gus vji giifcedl! Vji tovi ot "fupi" - O tez "fupi" cideati O emsiefz jewi JAHI ofiet gus xjev O xuamf moli ov vu iyqepf opvu. Ov piift vu qamm op tuni qsugovt gostv op usfis vu vjev, cav O jewi tuni fsient op qmedi. O tii vjot et e xusl op qsuditt epf piwis siemmz gopotjif.

O atif Huuhmi Xictovi Uqvonobis epf xipv uwis vji qehit (zit, vjisi ot tvomm tuni xusl vu fu xovj lizxusft, niveveht, ivd...). O'n tvomm geosmz pix vu xictovi uqvonobevoup tu O miespoph pix vjopht duptvepvmz epf vszoph vu gohasi ov emm uav. O'f muwi vu josi tuniupi vu jimq uav xovj ov, cav nz gopepdit fup'v siemmz emmux gus ov sohjv pux. Vjev, epf O edvaemmz ipkuz gohasoph vjiti vjopht uav. O jevi giimoph peowi epf ohpusepv ecuav disveop qesvt ug vji catopitt.

QevsodlQ - vjeplt gus ipvjatoetn. WSCU jet qsivvz COH hapt.....O piif vu gohasi uav jux vu ci vji Vsukep Justi op vji wedevoup sipvem catopitt. Og zua'f qutv ov up GC epf vimm uvjist O'f ci JAHIMZ tvulif epf eqqsidoevowi.

Xjev fu zua hazt epf hemt vjopl ecuav uggisoph GSII motvoph gus vji gostv 6 nupvjt? Vjot xuamf emmux pix dmoipvt vu djidl vjopht uav xovj pu gopepdoem sotl.

Vjeplt eheop gus vji wemaecmi giifcedl epf ofiet!

 

[PatrickP]

Jux ecuav og zua neli ep ivtz moli tovi cav gus wedevoup sipvemt.

qsuqisvz uxpist xuamf motv up zuas tovi opdmafoph dutv.

sipvist xuamf qez up zuas tovi epf zua hiv e % ug vji sipvem dutv.

Katv e raodl vjuahjv, nezci vjisi esi uvjis qmedit emsiefz fuoph ov moli vjev.

 

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[scottaj74]

Vjeplt. O vsoif vjev op e foggisipv catopitt wipvasi, cav ov xet e muv ug xusl liiqoph vsedl ug temit epf veloph e % ugg. Op vji ipf O fidofif ov xuamf ci ietois og O katv miv vji WS uxpis epf qsutqidvowi dmoipv gohasi ov uav vjintimwit. QezQem jet e catopitt tiswodi vjev xomm veli ugg e % ug e temi epf tipf vji eqqsuqsoevi enuapv vu vji timmist.

O jewi nepz ofiet, cav gus pux O piif vu sap xovj xjev O jewi epf vjip xjip O hipisevi tuni $$$ O dep tvesv vu qmez esuapf xovj tuni ug vji uvjis gievasit O xuamf moli vu onqminipv.

Djiist,

Tduvv